Telegram-herald., 1887-11-13
The Raven.

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White - ths Hhltezt doves uusAlicd breast
FaiF a. sns suAr,iian ~ tar t.pilot
raf a. ine swan Iarse aad iofeil toNi
IA i0nsls. hA plating tongue had changed am
10 s5osg blaekn=ss son he puress shits.
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~ EE SAW, see sAw-ao~ We go
- ~ and d0-os "a n''--now typical Is
Dnths old song Of al Our lives. Do
~ you ever stop 10 tank ~hat =
ontiauAl sss-saN this lfs = for every BODY
'.sss-sawn Is al up and down rhyme that
kssps pace ~ilh the -ticx. tack tack, tiek
Of The ancient time piece thst Longtello~
inmortalizsd. which says 20 All
eFosveF never
Never forever"
You have bat 10 read your daily paper
Eos osrtsct pictures Of this see saw exiaienee
Of ones. Today ws are up, tomorrow
Nc are down. bat the Norli goes on merrily
sasinx the same OLD song. picked up
book on ry desk ths other day entitled
sec saw, or Civil Service in the Depart
ments' and my msntal comment was that
the title vas happy oae II only the Civil
servioe" portion Of ig had been left OF. The
book Vas pub shed an0ny mOsly. bnt it was
40 sasy matter % guess TIE authors name
and also % surmise very correctly who
he real characters were. The story which
[ have SKINNED over rather hurriedly Is
about A. bad AMI about A. good as the aver
azs -raslssy' novel OF the day. The author
- Miss Cynthia cleveland cousin OF Presi-
let Cleveland. and il Is said that the De-
troit publishers will Immediately suppress
The BOOK.
A Washington friend sends me the fol-
loving in references to "See-saw.' 1t
seems that the villain Of the plot. whose
fictitious name Is Colonel Ralph Winston,
is really Governor Swinsford, Of Alaska,
While The other characters also have their
LIVING representatives. among the public
men Of Washington, and Of Michigan and
Dakota where the scene j. laid. The work
Is aatobiographical in is nature and de-
.cri5es how the heroine. who Is AZ the same
ume the zuah0ress, became possessed Of
considsrabls political influence. Her
affections wsrs won by Nr. Swineford and
she csed all her influence "a secure the con-
nrmation of his nomination to the office Of
Governor OF Aiaska which he now holds.
The book makes mention OF the fact that
serious charges had been made against Mr..
swinelord While his nomination was pend
inx before the Senate. and but for the
assistance Of Miss Cleveland his rejection
would have been certain
These charges are unders TODD to have
been 70 the effect thar while he WAS Com
m .sionsr OF the New Orleans Exposition
IN fsS4-5 Nr. Suineford's accounts were
found % De in q somewhat muddled condi-
ton. Miss Cleveland, believing that this
vas entirely due T. his unbusiness-like
management OF his Affairs and not 20 any
Intentional wrong-doing on bis part, felt
Justified in urging bis confirmation not
withstsnding these charges. As the result
% her efforts Swineiord was made Governor
Of Alaska Then be married some other
woman and sent letter 70 Miss Cleveland
thanking her for her efforts on bis behalf
and Offering % secure for her testimonials,
&c. TO this busiaess-Iixs letter she re-
Piled in hesrt-rending epistle. which is
given almost verbatim on page l30 OF the
book.
Ms. Cynthia Cleveland. the suthorsss. i'
clerk IN the Office Of the sixth Auditor OF
the Treasury Department, and Is a cousin
of President Cleveland. While not an aged
woman. Der hair IS tinged with gray. Her
features bear a close resemblance % those Oi
Mss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland. the Prssi-
dents sister. and sns looks the strong. az
Ersssivs w0mae that she Is. shs has been
/. strong tsmperancs advocate through
Michigan aud DAKOTA and sttained con
siderable power snd infuence IN the isttei
territory. She IS sad Cd Be capable Of max
inEs spisnaid speech. and las frequently
taken the stump In her sii0rts for Der "a
vorits cause.
During tue isst Presidential campaign
soc vas an enthusiastic Democrat and took
the stump Tor Cleveland. not merely. as sls
sa.d. because of his relationship % hsr. 5u
because she desired the y1cCess Of ihs Dem
ocrsoc party. Sae has been denounced a
crank. bus she is fsr rom that. She il
remarkably lf-possesssd. and IN every Es'
adv OF more then ordinary intelligsncs
Although ia Government servics, she IA.
shsolasslv rsirainea from making es7ita
ont 1f her xinshi9 60 the President. Mia
Clsvelsnd whsle refusing 10 10 iatervis Ssd
IN ssid hg Ger intlmsfs friehis % be mucl
dIsmsyed st the effect The pubIcati0n o
her book as proGncet While nor efmit
tnx tbat the Colonel Raj pn Winston Of bel
rove IS really Governor SVlneiord. o
Aiassa. she SAYS che story wss net writer
IN snv spirit ai revenge. hut she bei.sve,
ehat 81 contained sneash e.emsnts OF inter
a b make Gel acceptable 90 the resdin.
ruhic. sud she honsd to conceal its auto
ktoxrarhicsl nafure av PUBLISHING % snony
-,ously. The fiends 81 Governor swine
ford in Michix=n are SAYING = nurber o
r-lv thinxs shour Hiss Cleveland. brit 81
Governor hsnself as not yst been hear
from.
cen. T g. Sherwood nf Toledo O Is
friend Of nine Who is weii known ia th1
city. Re hss retired both ron iournsi .sr
ard roHsics-st lsast. from active work
ard de~otes u1ost 81 as anis - bis pets
Is hsrses. cnce "a rhiis hs lsils n We
IN. II ne ntsrst. ard tssn his thouzht
s~-ll cn postrT. TIE other day, vhile =